Nanophysics
Feb 12, 2014
Brain process takes paper shape
A paper-based device that mimics the electrochemical signalling in the human brain has been created by a group of researchers from China.
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Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2014
With their amazing necks, ants don't need 'high hopes' to do heavy lifting
High hopes may help move a rubber tree plant (as the old song goes), but the real secret to the ant's legendary strength may lie in its tiny neck joint.
Internet
Jan 29, 2014
Review: Beats Music proves it has some heart
There's no shortage of music subscription services that offer unlimited streaming for a monthly fee. The conceit of the latest offering, Beats Music, is that its playlists and other recommendations are curated by warm-blooded ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 23, 2014
Apple's Mac still influences, 30 years after debut
Look around. Many of the gadgets you see drew inspiration from the original Mac computer.
Nanomaterials
Jan 21, 2014
E-whiskers: Researchers develop highly sensitive tactile sensors
(Â鶹ÒùÔº) —From the world of nanotechnology we've gotten electronic skin, or e-skin, and electronic eye implants or e-eyes. Now we're on the verge of electronic whiskers. Researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University ...
Other
Jan 10, 2014
The cyborgs era has started
Medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects: Recent developments combining machines and organisms have great potentials, but also give rise to major ethical concerns. In their ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 24, 2013
Computerizing people may be next step in tech
It's likely the world in the not-so-distant future will be increasingly populated by computerized people like Amal Graafstra.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2013
Emerging ethical dilemmas in science and technology
As a new year approaches, the University of Notre Dame's John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values has released its annual list of emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology for 2014.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 13, 2013
Sony PlayStation 4 terrific, but not yet essential
Video-game fans who reserved Sony's PlayStation 4 several months ago won't have any regrets when it goes on sale in North America on Friday: The PS4 is a terrific game machine that will feel familiar to PlayStation 3 owners ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 22, 2013
Science fiction inspires innovation in real world
Carrie moves objects with her mind. Wolverine's skin heals instantly. And Darth Vader and Batman use lightsabers and grappling guns.
